Humankind Quotes

364 Humankind quotes by 278 unique authors

Often what we take for a kindness is just someone acting in their capacity as a human being. — Robert Breault
Perchance God will pity a race that sought the better angels of its nature and found only its lesser demons. — Robert Breault
For once you must try not to shirk the facts: mankind is kept alive by bestial acts. — Bertolt Brecht
Much more than our other needs and endeavors, it is sexuality that puts us on an even footing with our kind: the more we practice… — Emile M. Cioran
There goes a saying, and 'twas shrewdly said, ''Old fish at table, but young flesh in bed. — Alexander Pope
I have all my life been on my guard against the information conveyed by the sense of hearing -- it being one of my earliest… — Mary Wortley Montagu
If you believe in justice, if you believe in democracy, if you believe in people's rights, if you believe in the harmony of all humankind… — Harry Belafonte
That man is the noblest creature may also be inferred from the fact that no other creature has yet contested this claim. — Georg C. Lichtenberg
Spoken language clearly differentiates Homo sapiens from all other creatures. None but humankind produces a complex spoken language, a medium for communication and a medium… — Richard Leakey
What's right with America and what's right with Islam have a lot in common. At their highest levels, both worldviews reflect an enlightened recognition that… — Feisal Abdul Rauf
Our love could change the orbit of the earth. So, if a meteor ever comes hurtling towards earth with the guarantee of destruction, top scientists… — Dalai Lama
The constraints that humankind has set upon itself are so narrow, so rigid. If you don't wear your clothes one day, they'll lock you up.… — Frederick Lenz
The condition of humankind is not good, in the sense that the illusory prisons we create for ourselves through our desires and our frustrations are… — Frederick Lenz
Humankind has no idea what existence is, at this stage. They're all dreaming, they're all asleep... Once in a great while a fully awakened one… — Frederick Lenz
We need to preserve these sacred locations for ourselves, for the species of plants and animals that coexist in harmony there, and for the future… — Frederick Lenz
The problem is not simply that the Singularity represents the passing of humankind from center stage, but that it contradicts our most deeply held notions… — Vernor Vinge
As to the kindness you mention, I wish I could have been of more service to you than I have been, but if I had,… — Benjamin Franklin
By helping yourself, you are helping humankind. By helping humankind, you are helping yourself. That's the law of all spiritual progress. — Christopher Isherwood
The most intimate motions within the depths of our souls are not completely our own. For they belong also to our friends, to humankind, to… — Paul Tillich
There is, fortunately, a minority composed of those who recognize early in their lives that the most beautiful and satisfying experiences open to humankind are… — Albert Einstein

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